The Loving Couple of -Tr1buteArt is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Salty with an even hand, and notable for its parental licensing program, pith helmet sales, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 9.845 billion -Tr1buteArtians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed, including voting. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Boiling Sea. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.1%.

The frighteningly efficient -Tr1buteArtian economy, worth a remarkable 1,192 trillion snails a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 121,111 snails, with the richest citizens earning 6.7 times as much as the poorest.

Photos of picturesque coastal buildings are set against a backdrop of smokestacks and ship hulls, the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, toast never burns but always has a weird chemical taste, and devout parents encourage their children to play on the street. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Tr1buteArt's national animal is the owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Cards.

-Tr1buteArt is ranked 28,060^th in the world and 3^rd in Underworld for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,764.99 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.